John Boehner: Rush Limbaugh 'slut' remark 'inappropriate'

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Source: Politico


Boehner: Rush remark 'inappropriate'
By: Seung Min Kim
March 2, 2012 11:03 AM EST

Speaker John Boehner on Friday denounced radio host Rush Limbaugh’s “slut” remarks aimed at Georgetown University student Sandra Fluke, but the Ohio Republican also jabbed at Democrats who have been fundraising off the fracas.

“The speaker obviously believes the use of those words was inappropriate, as is trying to raise money off the situation,” Boehner spokesman Michael Steel said in an e-mail Friday morning.

Fluke is a law student who wasn’t allowed to testify at a congressional hearing in February that centered on the Obama administration’s contraception rule. Democrats convened a hearing last week specifically so Fluke could testify the need for easier access to birth control.

On his radio show this week, Limbaugh used “slut” and “prostitute” to refer to Fluke and equated her advocating for contraception access to demanding to be “paid to have sex.” House Democrats sent a letter to Boehner Thursday asking House Republican leaders to condemn the remarks. . . .

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/73546.html

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I don't think any criticism of Rush is allowed. Trouble ahead for Boehner.

[izquierdista]

1. He'll be walking it back in 3.....2.....

[alp227]

11. So far no reaction from the RW media/FR yet.

Once they get mad at Boehner for being too PC, Boehner will make some concession.

[nanabugg]

17. to appease Rush and his ilk, he added that Dems should not be fundraising

off the comment either. OK, but we should still boycott. Dems don't need to fund raise of the comment. Women will naturally contribute more to Dems.

[freshwest]

29. Yes, he had to include that or apologize to Rush... AGAIN...

[liberal N proud]

19. It is only a matter of time

Everytime one of the republicans cross the bastard, they retract it within hours.

[annabanana]

2. He *OBVIOUSLY* believes the use of those words was inappropriate?

I'm sorry. It's not in the least obvious. I have the feeling that orange man wept copious tears at the thought of his poor maligned leader.

[jonthebru]

3. Maybe this will be the symtom of

foot in mouth disease that brings down the limbaugh monster. He has been a prostitute for years assisting in the focused brainwashing of millions of Americans.

[stubtoe]

30. Well, one can surely hope so.

Might take another few more shit bombs of that magnitude for sponsors to decide it's not really worth it, after all.

[PDJane]

4. INAPPROPRIATE?

That's all he's got to say?

How about disgusting, hurtful, misogynist, offensive, and slanderous?

That useless a****** should have been drummed off the air long ago.

[bullwinkle428]

5. Someone needs to tune into the gasbag's show in a few minutes to get his reaction.

I really can't stomach it myself.

[existentialist]

21. I can't either.

Listening to Republican gasbags in general tends to raise my blood pressure without much benefit to balance out.

[bahrbearian]

6. Then why doesn't he come out and say it ?

Instead of Micheal Steel stating that its obvious, "but look over there they are raising money". ya to get you jerks out of government.

[brooklynite]

7. A slight correction...

Boehner didn't have the courage to say this; an email from a press flack hardly counts.

[Iliyah]

8. Rush is the FACE of the modern

GOP party. So called "Christians" that emulate pure hatred for anyone or anything that doesn't comply with their ideals.

They apparently want to control everything that pertains to females, be it the females' body, civil rights and so forth. These same goppers at every avenue want to denounce Sharia Law but that is exactly what they are invoking towards American women and of course they got dumbass female goppers going alongwith them. Thats sick.

[wordpix]

36. and a ugly face it is

[WI_DEM]

9. Wow what a stern rebuke to Rush!

Not!!

[appleannie1]

10. They had to be asked to condemn the remarks? Enough said.

[randome]

18. But what's telling is that they complied!

[onehandle]

12. Let the teabagging begin!

Conservatives, this RINO does not speak for you.

[bluedigger]

13. That is not a condemnation.

It's more along the lines of "not helpful to our cause"...

[polichick]

14. Well, I finally agree with the Speaker on something...

Hope he doesn't back down after the sociopath in question slaps him around.

[barbtries]

15. but the asshole

can't just leave it at that. pathological republicanism, there should be a frickin code in the diagnostic manual.

[hvn_nbr_2]

16. How long till Boehner puts on his hairshirt...

... and gets on his knees for the solemn pilgrimage to Dittoville to beg forgiveness of His Royal Dittoblaughbness.

[existentialist]

20. No criticism of Rush is allowed . . .

That is the cause of a major Republican problem in a nutshell (explaining how they all got to be so nuts).

"Thou shalt not speak ill of a fellow Republican."
(The "Eleventh Commandment&quot

But if internal criticism is not allowed, and external criticisms are discredited, then the organization becomes less and less tethered to reality. This has happened, and Republicans are now paying the price.

Boehner will catch shit for calling Rush Limbaugh's comments inappropriate (even though Boehner's language is mild. (Limbaugh's language is seldom mild.) But Boehner at least realizes the Limbaugh has jumped the sharkon this one.

Of course the Republican Party as a whole has jumped the shark, and it has burned its bridges back to reality bypatronizng the likes of Rush Limbaugh.

[randome]

24. 'Less and less tethered to reality'. I think you hit it right, there.

[secondvariety]

22. Shut up, Boner

Come back when you have the courage to comment yourself.

[ehrnst]

23. Obama called Sandra Fluke personally

And said that her parents should be proud of her.

Boehner should have been the one calling and telling her that the GOP doesn't support that type of hate.

But he didn't.

[Doc Holliday]

25. Oh, please.

Just suck it, Your Weepiness.

A bore apologizing for a pig. Spare me.

[SemperEadem]

26. don't the thugs use this very same tactic to beg for money bombs?

and quite frankly, clear channel should have to answer for indecency charges behind what limpfuck said.

I don't think bonehead's denunciation is strong enough. He'll be apologizing by the end of the weekend--they all do.

[LiberalLovinLug]

27. 24 hours later

"I'm sorry oh golden mouthpiece, please forgive me"

[NICO9000]

28. A very limp boner

I expect nothing less from the orange drunk.

[onehandle]

31. THIS WAS A STATEMENT FROM A STAFFER. NOT ACTUALLY BONER.

DOUBLE FAIL!

grrr.....

[Guilded Lilly]

32. Boehner as quoted by Steel. One in the same...(more)

"... as is trying to raise money off the situation"
You spineless, whining cowards.
Inappropriate????

Limbaugh is and has been a pimple on the ass of humanity for years and HE is the spiritual voice of conservative Republicans???? Republicans who do not speak out forcefully against such repulsive behavior and who don't have the strength of character to face up to such a putrid spokeperson should be hounded out of any positions of power and respect.

And while I am at it...Republican men who are so obsessed with controling women's health and birth control should get out of legislature and out of women's uteruses...figuratively and literally. Kick them out of state and federal lawmaking bodies and kick them out of women's bodies, and bedrooms.
NOWHERE has any of these ignorant men who support such invasion and insecure-based control of women's health made any mention of a man's mature responsibility towards pregnancy and sex.

They hide behind the disingenuous baloney of religious freedom.
Ignorant cowards.

[muntrv]

33. Johnny is gonna appear on Rush's show to kiss his ass.

[Doc Holliday]

34. Nah.

Johnny'll phone it in.

"On the line with me now, friends, is the Speaker of the House, Mr. John Bayyyyner...Mr. Speaker, welcome to the program."

[dfgrehe]

35. Spam deleted by NRaleighLiberal (MIR Team)

[deacon]

37. Rush is the boss of the GOP. Boehner is petrified of Rush. n/t

[barb162]

38. Rush is a wild- assed misogynist

and Boehner's very "delicate" response that it was "inappropriate" shows you Boehner probably thinks very much like Rush, plus he can't get on Rush's nerves or he'll get attacked too.